2) roussillon ochre quarry on the outskirts of one of the most charming villages in the luberon, october 2005

3) coal generates 54% percent of our electricity and is the single biggest polluter in the nation - it is a fuel whose time has come and has gone. burning coal causes smog, soot, acid rain, global warming, and toxic air emissions. in terms of waste, coal creates ash, sludge, toxic chemicals, and waste heat create more environmental problems. a typical (500 megawatt) coal plant burns 1.4 million tons of coal each year. there are about 600 U.S. coal plants. coal cars, cleveland ohio. fall 2008

4) my maternal great-grandfathers (seated with pipe) immigrated to the united states at the end of turn of the 20th century. like many immigrants he found work in the mines; his son, my grandfather, was the last of the family who worked in the mines. unfortunately my grandfather died of lung disease (lung cancer and black lung disease) - I do not know how or of what my great-grandfather died of. photo from the family treasure box.

Another one to visit and re-visit, petite souris. Fascinating links, gorgeous photos, great quotes - plus new people and groups to discover. Bravi, brava, bravo et merci. (I'll come back for more nibbles later.)

ca - yep the number of photos I have is prett freaking huge....the challenge of course is locating an image that I think of quickly... there is a rough system but I could really use a few months to really organize things (ha, ha like that could happen!)

merle-aw gee, you are very kind - thanks!!!

megan - great song, but with the subject matter, I hope you didn't have distressing (cough, cough) dreams...

rlb - merci, merci, bises,ta petite souris

ronda - great - they are still around and still tour at times - hope you get a chance to see them in concert - their beautiful voices always give me the goosebumps and bring me to tears

baino - here's to fast internet!!! hip, hip hooray!! expect it will be finished when our great grandchildren's grandchildren will be grey!

mrsupole - I too love old photos, which reminds me of an organizing project - I often take photos (with the digital) of old photos when I visit family I really need to make a special folder and get all those pics moved into a central place! thanks for making a remark which sparked this thought!!

off to explore some theme thursday posts before heading out for another day at the film festival-yeah!!! but I know it will mean falling even more behind...

Maybe I should not say that. Humm, I'm going to say it anyway ! :o) I don't have a great memory, so when I clic on the name listed on the theme thursday blog, I don't remember right away wich name goes with wich blog. When I clic your name and then I saw the post, a smile get right on my face because, I remember that I love it, every week ! :o) Thank you.

My grandfather worked in the mines of West Virginia for US Steel most of his adult life. He lost his left eye in a mining accident when an elevator accidentally fell down the shaft. He was an electrician.

He too died of emphysema and complications from black lung disease. It was painful to watch him slowly loose his ability to breathe air.

Both the maternal and paternal lines were miners on the West Virginia side of my family.

I don't care, every time that I see that Crazy Horse Memorial I am so moved, there is something so beautiful and profound about it. Perhaps mystical. I always look forward to your quotes and beautiful photographs.

Working in the coal mines! WOW! by far the picture that impressed me the most was this one of your maternal great grandfather. What country was he from?

This is kind of like the plot of OCTOBER SKY, how they expect all the males in the family to just become miners and stuff, but man what a thankless job it was and still is, and so many of them at great cost/sacrifice to their healths, like your grandpa.

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